The original section of this building is thought to have been constructed in the early 1900s. Originally the building had a wooden facade clad in rusticated weatherboard, with five single-pane double hung sash windows.
The building fell into a poor state of repair, and around 1989 the facade was entirely rebuilt and the building extended at the rear. The facade was once again altered, and the building completely refurbished in 2013 for new tenants BNZ.
The only clue that this building is of an earlier date is the roof - the current roof profile matches that shown in 1940s aerial photographs, and the ridgeline can be seen peeking above the current facade, which is lower than the original facade. The very front of the roof has been altered to accommodate the lowered facade.
For many years local firm Hughson's Hardware occupied the building.
Related items:
Taranaki DP4959 Sheet 1 (1928), ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index (Imaged by LINZ)
Town Section 890, Taranaki Land Deed Index I13 Page 154
Big Devon St property deal (Taranaki Herald 27 April 1971)
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